Trippin' A kid gets a Ride on a Harley Davidson.

[alwaysuseless]

The poor video quality must be due to the 8mm source. Despite that, the look & tension hold our interest. (The noncommittal music contributes.) What's the kid doing? Uh-oh, here comes the biker! Driving away, then returning is a tease. With no words exchanged, the kid climbs on. This in itself is homoerotic, though it would be more so, if the biker were some good-looking hunk. As if a Harley between a man’s legs were not sufficient phallic symbol, you pan (lovingly) up the tower. CONTINUED →

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@alwaysuseless (continued)

Where are they going? Joy ride or kidnapping? The onlookers, too, (disapproving proxies for self-consciousness & BYU) speak volumes wordlessly. Innocent, or is it? The homoeroticism is not your problem or the film’s. In fact, it’s no problem—except to BYU. Being gay or straight is like being left- or right-handed, biogenic conditions with no moral significance, while homophobia is a disease.

Thanks for an interesting video.

[mellenheadprods]

@alwaysuseless You've actually given a very insightful review here. Thanks for giving my work such a complete thought. I think you got much of what I was going for here. The rider is actually my uncle Al Mellen. He is a fascinating and complicated guy. When I was a kid, uncle Al gave me a ride (just like this) on his Harley, I was very self-conscious, but quickly got over it. Al helped me to not care so much about what others thought about me.

[bj616]

Cool vid.

[Tuberriffic]

Interesting - Nice work!